DE&A - Core - Snowflake Solution Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Snowflake Solution Architect with 14+ years of experience in enterprise data platforms, modern cloud ecosystems, and large-scale transformation programs, with strong exposure to the Insurance domain.

The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end architecture/solution design centered on Snowflake, across Azure and AWS, enabling scalable, secure, and AI-ready data platforms for Insurance carriers and related BFSI clients. This role requires technical expertise, practice contribution, executive communication capability, and hands-on leadership in complex modernization initiatives, along with exposure to PreSales & Solutioning teams.

• Architecture & Strategy

Define enterprise data architecture strategy centered on Snowflake across multi-cloud (Azure & AWS).

Design scalable Snowflake-based data platform architectures tailored to Insurance use cases (policy administration, claims, underwriting, Customer 360).

Establish data platform reference architecture, standards, and governance frameworks.

Drive cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architectural patterns.

• Snowflake Architecture & Engineering

Architect Snowflake data models, warehouses, and layered pipelines (Bronze/Silver/Gold equivalents).

Design Snowflake-native ingestion frameworks (Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks) for real-time and batch data.

Implement Snowflake governance features (RBAC, Data Sharing, Time Travel, Secure Views).

Enable AI/ML use cases leveraging Snowflake Cortex and Snowpark.

Optimize performance, cost (credit usage), and workload isolation via warehouse sizing strategies.

• Azure Architecture

Design Azure data services integrating with Snowflake: ADLS Gen2

Azure SQL

Azure Purview

Event Hub / Service Bus

Implement enterprise security using Azure AD, RBAC, and Managed Identities.

• AWS Architecture

Architect AWS-native data platforms integrating with Snowflake using: S3

Glue

Redshift

EMR

Lambda

IAM

Kinesis

Design cross-cloud integration patterns (Azure ↔ AWS ↔ Snowflake).

Establish cost governance and FinOps practices.

• PreSales & Solutioning

Partner with PreSales & Solutioning teams on RFP/RFI responses, solution estimation, and proposal development.

Support client-facing pitches, POCs, and technical due diligence during deal cycles.

Translate business requirements into winnable technical solutions and pricing constructs.

• Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead architecture reviews, solution proposals, and design authority boards.

Engage with C-level stakeholders, deliver demonstrations, and translate business strategy into technical roadmaps.

Mentor architects and senior engineers.

Drive RFP responses, solution estimation, and delivery governance.

15+ years in Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Data Platforms.

5+ years hands-on with Snowflake architecture and implementation.

Prior experience in the Insurance domain (policy admin, claims, underwriting, or related lines).

Exposure to PreSales & Solutioning teams, including RFP responses and client-facing solutioning.

Deep Azure data ecosystem knowledge.

Strong AWS data services experience.

Expertise in SQL, Spark, Python.

Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance.

Experience leading large transformation programs.